Where does “qüllə” come from?

qüllə (Talysh) comes from Azerbaijani güllə, from Persian گلوله, from Proto-Indo-European glew-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

qüllə (Talysh): bullet

Definitions

  1. bullet

Ancestry of “qüllə”, step by step

qüllə traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani güllə

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanigülləbullet
2Persianگلولهbullet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Arabic قُلَّة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقُلَّةjar, wine jug; pinnacle, zenith
2Aramaicקוּלְתָא—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European glew- →Every word from Persian گلوله →